There There

8 hrs. 28 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Tommy Orange

Narrator Vadim Prokhorov

Description

Literature and film have romanticized the image of Native Americans living in perfect harmony with nature. But the indigenous people of America are a nation that went through a tragic path and was herded into reservations.

This is the story of twelve Native people born in big cities. Each of them tries to find their place in life and cope with the challenges of modern society. They have different fates, and only an unbreakable connection to their ancestors helps them preserve their identity in this world.

“A stunning literary debut.” — Margaret Atwood

Tommy Orange’s novel opens not only a new author to us, but an entire world in which the tragic history of the Indigenous peoples of North America echoes in the lives of their descendants—today’s urban Indians. And these are nothing like the “redskins” from the Westerns we’ve come to love. An invisible thread of the past links twelve characters, each desperately searching for their place on this land and defending their identity. The unhurried narration gradually gathers momentum and leads to a dramatic climax, and that’s where the author’s mastery fully shows: she managed to hook the reader, fill them with the atmosphere of “Indianness,” and make them experience it together with the characters.

— Irina Litvinova, translator

“This is Tommy Orange. Remember his name. His book will blow your mind.” — Pam Houston, author of “Cowboys Are My Weakness.”

The New York Times bestseller.

Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Carnegie Medal nomination.